Tim Barker will start in place of the injured Dan Tuohy when Ulster face Leinster in the Magners League semi-final at the RDS tomorrow evening.
That change is the only one made by coach Brian McLaughlin from the starting team that lined out against the Dragons last week.
Tuohy injured a hamstring in last week’s victory at Rodney Parade and was ruled out after an MRI scan.
Neil McComb is the only change on the bench as he takes the place vacated by Barker. McLaughlin will also be without Willie Faloon who injured his shoulder in training two weeks ago and is to undergo surgery this Thursday to repair a torn rotator cuff.
Leinster have lost just once in the Magners League at the RDS since September 2008, suffering a 12-17 to Ospreys in last season's Grand Final. They have won their last 5 games in all competitions.
Ulster have also been in good form. A 34-26 loss against Leinster at the RDS last month is their only defeat in their last nine League matches.
ULSTER v Leinster in the Magners League, RDS at 7.05pm on Friday 13 May 7.05pm:
A D’Arcy; C Gilroy, D Cave, N Spence, S Danielli; I Humphreys, R Pienaar; T Court, R Best (capt), D Fitzpatrick, J Muller, T Barker, P Wannenburg, C Henry, R Diack
Replacements (16-23): A Kyriacou, P McAllister, J Cronin, N McComb, T Anderson, P Marshall, I Whitten, C Gaston.
